MaddieZiegler explains how she scored her role in WestSideStory on ColliderLadiesNight!
Maddie Ziegler has accomplished quite a bit at just 19-years-old, but a certain 2021 release marks a pretty significant step forward for her in the feature film realm. Ziegler plays Velma in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Not only does the movie mark Ziegler’s biggest Hollywood production yet, but it’s a new rendition of an Academy Award-winning classic that’s already racking up the accolades this awards season.
Step two? A callback that required Ziegler to participate in another audition in New York for a very important person on the production. She continued: RELATED: Maddie Ziegler on How Music Videos Sparked a Passion for Acting & How She Excelled While Making 'The Fallout' “First of all, insanely moving performance by Ariana who plays Anita. That was just absolutely breathtaking. I think it was really cool to have the perspective of having other women in the room while that scene was taking place. I think it’s something that very much is relevant and something that needs to be talked about. Female support is really important, and having that aspect added into the movie was pretty crazy and I’m really happy that they did that.